Chair, I will make a comment.
What I want to say is that the Auditor General reports to Parliament, and it is simply irregular for Parliament to tell the Auditor General where to conduct audits.
Mr. Valeriote is asking that through this act we tell the Auditor General that he or she absolutely must conduct this audit every five years. There's no choice in the matter, not for the Auditor General, and that's inappropriate, Chair. The Auditor General decides where to expend his or her resources in conducting audits, based on decisions the Auditor General makes as to where audits need to be conducted within government, and the Auditor General reports that back to Parliament.
To obligate the Auditor General to do something I think is inappropriate, Chair. I don't think this is the proper approach, and that's why I would not be in favour of this amendment.